Florence Griffith Joyner
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"Florence Delorez Griffith Joyner", also known as "Flo-Jo", was an Americans/American track and field athlete. She is considered the fastest woman of all time based on the fact that the world records she set in 1988 for both the 100 m and 200 m still stand and have yet to be seriously challenged. She died in her sleep as the result of an epileptic seizure in 1998 at the age of 38. She attended University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

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The main reason I wanted to be successful was to get out of the ghetto. My parents helped direct my path.

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I don't look at myself as being famous. I look at myself as an athlete. If the money is there, I'd be happy, but I have to be happy within myself first.

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I like being unconventional.

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A muscle is like a car. If you want it to run well early in the morning, you have to warm it up.

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I believe in the impossible because no one else does.

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